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WGUS54 KCRP 311030

FFWCRP

TXC131-249-311230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

524 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN DUVAL COUNTY IN TEXAS

  JIM WELLS COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 730 AM CDT



* AT 524 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE EAST OF BRUNI AND

  EXTENDING INTO ALICE.  THIS ENTIRE AREA WAS SLOWLY MOVING EAST

  AT 10 MPH.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 

  ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THIS REGION.  AN ADDITONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF

  RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE....

  BEN BOLT...

  SAN DIEGO...

  ROSITA...

  RIOS...

  REALITOS...

  ALICE...

  CONCEPCION...



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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